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Home My WebLink AboutDEQ-CFW_00025186WORKING DRAFT August 2, 2017 U5EPA Research Triangle Park Campus EPA Main Building, Room C114 109 T.kKAlexander Drive Durham, North Carolina 27BD9 FITIMITiff-ITCTU MI-1 8100arn Meet inlobby mf EPA Main Building Lisa Matthews, Senior Advisor and State Liaison, USEPA Office o/Research and Deve/opnventkJRCV 8:15 am Welcome and Introductions Chris Robbins, US EPA ORD Anne Heard or Ken Lopierre, US EPA Region 4 Michael Regan or Sheila Holman, NC DEQ 8:30 am ORD Overview with focus on EPA RTP Research XXXXX, US EPA ORD 9100 States'Pens of Interest (-10n6nutes each) /UabamaDEM? 6eor8iaDNR? KentuokyDEP? North Carolina DE{l South Carolina DHE[ Tennessee DEC VirginiaDE{I 20:15 am 9FAS State perspective (NC and/or AU EPA research onanalytical methods, toxicity and treatment technologies Roundtable discussion 11:00anm Tire Crumb State perspective (S[) EPA research Roundtable discussion 11:30ann Coal Ash (could change to Wildfires/controlk State perspective (TN or GA, also VA) EPA research Roundtable discussion WORKING DRAFT August 2, 2017 OEQ-CFVV_00025186 WORKING DRAFT August 2, 2017 12:00 pm Working Lunch Order in sandwiches 12:30 prn Algal Blooms State perspective (NC — need toconfirm this) EPA research early warning systems Roundtable discussion 1:00 pm Building and Lab Tour (Meet in lobby of EPA Main Building) Kelly Witter 1:00 Walk to High Bay Pointing out Building Highlights Matt Poitondlor Greg Eades, Office of Administration Resources Management RTP I:I5 Combustion Research, H1DG Tiffany Yek/ertun,ORDNational Risk Management Research Laboratory I:30 Smog Chamber, H1O6 /onGilmour, ORDNational Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory 2;45 Homeland Security Decontamination Technologies Research, COMMANDER Lab Shown Ryon, ORD National Homeland Security Research Center 2y05 Transportation Emission Sources, Quick look into High Bay Dynamometer Lab followed bywalk & talk toEmissions Lab inElU1 Tom Long, ORDNational (enterƒorEnvironmental Assessment 2:45 pm Roundtable Discussion Sensor Technology Statepeopective—air(Kentucky) EPA research Roundtable discussion 3:30 pm Optional Visit to Village Green bench (Durham Public Library) Gayle Hagler or Ron Williams, ORD National Exposure Research Laboratory WORKING DRAFT August 2, 2017 OEQ-CFVV_00025187 WORKING DRAFT August 2, 2017 Building Highlights US EPA in Research Triangle Park is the largest facility ever built by the Agency and that over 2,000 professionals work in these state -of the art facilities that serve as a model for safe, healthy and environmentally -sustainable business operations. The campus includes over 1.2 million square feet of office, laboratory, computer and conference spaces. Surrounding the buildings are 10 acres of dedicated open space, including woods, meadows, marshes and alake. Combustion Research Because stationary sources are a major contributor to botgaseous and particulate emissions inthe United States, EPA is exploring alternative fuels and pre- and post -combustion control technologies for reducing emissions from stationary sources. The Stationary Diesel Generators Facility, Mu|tipoUutantControl Research Facility (MPCKF)'and Oxy- Combustion Facility are three of the many facilities here in RTP that focus on emissions characterizations from these alternative fuels and combustion processes. Specifically, these facilities focus on co -firing coal and biomass, diesel and alternative fuels, and enhanced combustion in an oxygen -rich environment while characterizing the emissions utilizing a variety ufmeasurement and monitoring technologies that have research, commercial and industrial applications. Developing abetter understanding ofomiosinnsfroma|tornativefue|oandcombustionmethodsandtheirpmentia| impacts on human health and the environment are critical for informing and supporting Agency actions. Smog Chamber EPA scientists are using aphotochemical smog chamber tounderstand thero|ativemxickyandmuta8onickyofcomp|ex mixtures of air pollutants at various Air Quality Index (AQI) levels. The research helps us better understand the effects of air pollutant mixtures on health and determine biological pathways that may make some people more sensitive toair Decontamination Technologies Research Laboratory The Decontamination Technologies Research Laboratory (DRTL), part of ORD's National Homeland Security Research Center, is equipped with specialized glove boxes, custom -fabricated spray chambers, and decontamination equipment designed for applied studies on and development of cleanup approaches to chemical, biological or radiological contaminatinn.AUon'siteworkusessur/ogatesfnractua|agonts,indudingnnn-pathogenicspo/esinthpcasonfanth/ax and non -radioactive material for radiological studies. The largest of the specialized chambers within DTRL is the Consequence Management and Decontamination Evaluation Room (COMMANDER), an 800 cubic foot stainless steel room contained within an outer enclosure. COMMANDER is capable of containing non-pathogenic (BSL-2) organisms and gaseous chemicals; it is equipped with a 360 cubic foot airlock with decontamination shower to allow for access during testing while minimizing the potential for confounding cross -contamination in the surrounding lab space. Current efforts in COMMANDER include the assessment of decontamination options and sampling methods for indoor environments, e.V,anoffice contaminated with anthrax. This laboratory includes a small engine dynamometer, two chassis dynamometers (one for light -duty and one for heavy- duty,ehide$'andaponab|pemisoionmeasunemontsystem(PE[NQandORD'ogato,of-the-artchemistryfaci|ky. Research objectives include investigating changes in pollutant emissions due to new vehicle and emissions control technologies, the introduction of alternative fuels and fuel additives, changes in operating conditions, vehicle use cases that are not well represented in certification testing, and newly implemented certification standards. These studies support and improve ahost ofEPA air quality models used for understanding theconthbutionsthatmobi|esounrs make to air pollution, as well as the scientific foundation the Agency relies on to protectpublic health and the environment. Chassis dynamometers are used to simulate on -road driving conditions and allow mobile emission factors to be measured in a tightly controlled, repeatable manner representative of every day driving conditions. Because of this precision and repeatability, dynamometers are used to certify and verify emissions of our mobile fleet by EPA's Officeof Transportation Air Quality). Portable Emissions Measurement Systems (PEMS) are used to determine vehicle emissions duringroa|~wnr|d'nn-roadnppration.PE[NSaUowthemeasu/ementofomissinnsunderconditinnsinadditinntothnso represented bydynamometer test cycles. WORKING DRAFT August 2, 2017 OEQ-CFVV_00025188